TO CHECK
BRAKE
If tractor requires more than five (5) feet to
stop at highest speed in highest gear on a
level, dr,/concrete
or paved
surface,
then
brake must be serviced.
You may also check brake by:
1. Park tractor
on a level, dry concrete
or
paved surface,
depress
brake pedal all
the way down and engage parking brake.
2.
Disengage
transmission
by
placing
freewheel
control
in "transmission
dis-
engaged"
position. Pull freewheel
control
out and into the slot and release
so it is
held in the disengaged
position.
The rear wheels
must lock and skid when
you try to manually
push the tractor forward.
If the
rear wheels
rotate,
then
the brake
needs
to be serviced.
Contact
a Sears
or
other qualified
service
center.
FRONT WHEEL
TOE-IN/CAMBER
Your new tractor front wheel toe-in and cam-
ber is set at the factory
and is normal.
The
front wheel toe-in and camber are not adjust-
able.
If damage
has occurred
to affect the
factory set front wheel toe-in or camber, con-
tact a Sears or other qualified
service center.
TO REMOVE
WHEEL
FOR REPAIRS
1o Block up axle securely.
2.
Remove
axle cover,
retaining ring and
washers
to allow wheel
removal
(rear
wheels have a square key - Do not lose).
3.
Repair tire and reassemble.
NOTE: On rear wheels only: align grooves in
rear wheel hub and axle.
Insert square
key.
4.
Replace washers
and snap retaining
ring
securely
in axle groove.
5.
Replace
axle cover.
NOTE:
To seal tire punctures
and prevent
flat tires due to slow leaks,
purchase
and
use tire sealant from Sears° Tire sealant also
prevents
tire dry rot and corrosion.
Washers
TO START
ENGINE
WITH A WEAK
BAT-
TERY
_WARNING:
Lead-acid
batteries
gener-
ate explosive gases.
Keep sparks,
flame
and smoking
materials
away from batteries.
Always
wear
eye protection
when
around
batteries.
tf your battery is too weak to start the engine, it
should be recharged,
(See "BATTERY"
in the
MAINTENANCE
section
of this manual).
If "jumper
cables"
are used for emergency
starting, follow this procedure:
IMPORTANT:
Your tractor is equipped
with
a 12 volt system. The othervehicle
must also
be a 12 volt system.
Do not use your tractor
battery to start other vehicles_
TO ATTACH JUMPER
CABLES
!.
Connect
one end of the RED cable to the
POSITIVE
(+) terminal of each battery(A-
B), taking care not to short against tractor
chassis.
2.
Connect
one end of the BLACK
cable
to the NEGATIVE
(-) terminal
(C) of fully
charged
batter,/.
3.
Connect
the other
end of the BLACK
cable (D) to good chassis
ground,
away
from fuel tank and battery.
TO
REMOVE
CABLES,
REVERSE
ORDER
1, BLACK cable first from chassis and then
from the fully charged
battery.
2.
RED cable last from both batteries.
Weak or Dead
Fully Charged
Battery
Battery
Retaining
Ring _,.
Axle Cover
!
_Square
Key (Rear
Wheel Only)
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